Other · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Vanderbilt University Medical Center Retirement Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$4.1B
Total assets Very large vs avg
30,220
Participants Very large workforce
100th
Percentile by assets National rank
$135,086
Avg per participant Near avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Vanderbilt University Medical Center Retirement Plan · Sponsored by Vanderbilt University Medical Center · Tennessee · Educational Services

$4.1B in assets, 30,220 participants

Vanderbilt University Medical Center's Vanderbilt University Medical Center Retirement Plan reported $4.1B in total assets and 30,220 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 100th percentile by assets among filed plans. Figures are as reported by the plan sponsor to the Department of Labor, not audited or endorsed by PlainRetire.

  • #3,719 in Educational Services (3,735 peers)

Coverage in Tennessee

Vanderbilt University Medical Center Retirement Plan covers 30,220 participants in Tennessee, 27x the typical Tennessee plan (state average ~1,126 per filing). Assets: $4.1B.

#3,719
in Educational Services (3,735 peers)
+20.1%
assets growth YoY
41×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Vanderbilt University Medical Center Retirement Plan's outsized position by total assets

Vanderbilt University Medical Center Retirement Plan vs every filed plan by assets

End-of-year total assets · plan year 2023 · DOL Form 5500

$4,082,284,978 Highest reported value at or above every one of 127,068 filed plans

This plan $0 $2,050,000,000 every filed plan with reported assets, bucketed by value

Dashed line + filled bar = this entry, among filed plans.

Source U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA) · plan year 2023

Vanderbilt University Medical Center Retirement Plan's mega-plan peer group by participant headcount

Plan-year 2023 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Vanderbilt University Medical Center Retirement Plan is a mega filing (30,220 participants), the rightmost band on the breakdown.

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Vanderbilt University Medical Center Retirement Plan reported net income rose from -$468M in the plan year 2022 filing to $682M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Vanderbilt University Medical Center Retirement Plan end-of-year assets rose from $3.4B in the plan year 2022 filing to $4.1B in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Vanderbilt University Medical Center Retirement Plan reported participants rose from 28,507 in the plan year 2022 filing to 30,220 in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

Plan-year Form 5500 strip

Filing strip 352528741 · Vanderbilt University Medical Center PY 2023 · Other

Vanderbilt University Medical Center Retirement Plan · $4.1B · 30,220 · 100th

  • SCH $4.1B
  • SCH 30,220
  • SCH 100th
  • SCH Other
  • SCH near The Retirement Savings Plan
  • SCH ind #3719

Stamps derive from this plan's Form 5500 line items (assets, participants, type, EIN, cohort placement) - not a quality rating of the sponsor. Read with Educational Services retirement plans → · Plans in Tennessee →

Vanderbilt University Medical Center Retirement Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Columbia University Voluntary Retirement Savings PlanColumbia University Voluntar…$4.1BThe Retirement Savings Plan$4.1BVanderbilt University Medical Center Retirement PlanVanderbilt University Medica…$4.1BNorthwestern University Retirement PlanNorthwestern University Reti…$4.0BNyu Grossman School of Medicine Retirement Plan for Members of the Faculty, Professional Research Staff and AdministrationNyu Grossman School of Medic…$4.0B
End-of-year total assets ($B) among Vanderbilt University Medical Center Retirement Plan and nearest nationwide Other peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Tennessee filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$3.4B
Net Assets (End of Year)$4.1B
Net Income$682M
Employer EIN352528741
Plan Effective Date2016-04-30
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Vanderbilt University Medical Center)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Vanderbilt University Medical Center plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$4.7B 38.65199987731493% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$3B$3.5B$4B$4.5B$5B 202220232024 $3.4B $4.71B ▲ +38.5%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 28,507 $3.4B
2023 1 30,220 $4.1B
2024 1 31,810 $4.7B

Nearby Other Plans in Tennessee

Peer Other plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.

Vanderbilt University Medical Center Retirement Plan vs. nearby Other plans in Tennessee, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. 010000200003000040000 012345 Total assets ($B) Participants Vanderbilt University Medical Center Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 4.082284978 · Participants: 30220Vanderbilt University Medical Center Retirement PlanVanderbilt University Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 2.316024751 · Participants: 6887Vanderbilt University Retirement PlanSt. Jude Children's Research Hospital Defined Contribution Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.118460153 · Participants: 6010St. Jude Children's Research Hospital Defined Contribution Retirement PlanBallad Health 403(b) Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.616326721 · Participants: 11769Ballad Health 403(b) PlanSoutheastern Carpenters and Millwrights Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.534737215 · Participants: 2882Southeastern Carpenters and Millwrights Pension PlanDialysis Clinic, Inc. Thrift Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.413808017 · Participants: 5644Dialysis Clinic, Inc. Thrift Plan
Vanderbilt University Medical Center Retirement Plan vs. nearby Other plans in Tennessee, assets vs. participants
Compare Vanderbilt University Medical Center Retirement Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Scale composition for Vanderbilt University Medical Center Retirement Plan

Vanderbilt University Medical Center Retirement Plan reports $4.1B in end-of-year assets across 30,220 participants (0.033% of the $12.3T held by all Form 5500 filers in the national rollup , and 0.032% of 93,925,755 covered participants) - about $135,086 per participant (98% of the national average assets-per-participant) . Net income for plan year 2023 was $682M.

This plan identity (EIN 352528741, plan #001) has 3 Form 5500 filings on file from 2022 to 2024 , with end-of-year assets moving from $3.4B to $4.7B (+38.7%) while covered participants moved from 28,507 to 31,810 . Single-year sparse filers cannot show that trail.

Plan year Participants EOY assets Filing
2022 28,507 $3.4B Open filing
2023 30,220 $4.1B This page
2024 · index core 31,810 $4.7B Open filing

The same sponsor also keeps 1 other index-core plan on PlainRetire:

Vanderbilt University Medical Center Retirement Plan's out-of-state Other peers by assets and headcount

Outside Tennessee, the nearest Other by assets is The Retirement Savings Plan in NY ($4.1B); by covered participants it is The Mount Sinai Medical Center 403(b) Retirement Plan in NY (30,241 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (30,220 participants); asset peers above are excluded.

DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.

Frequently Asked Questions

How did Vanderbilt University Medical Center Retirement Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
Vanderbilt University Medical Center Retirement Plan grew sharply - up 20.1% during 2023, from $3.4B to $4.1B. Reported net income was $682M.
How have Vanderbilt University Medical Center plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Vanderbilt University Medical Center's sponsor-wide assets grew 38.7%, from $3.4B to $4.7B.
Where does Vanderbilt University Medical Center Retirement Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Vanderbilt University Medical Center Retirement Plan ranks in the 100th percentile by end-of-year assets among 127,072 plans that reported assets for plan year 2023 (among the largest 1% of all filed plans).
Which Other plans are similar in size to Vanderbilt University Medical Center Retirement Plan? ▼
Among Other plans in other states, the closest by assets is The Retirement Savings Plan in NY ($4.1B, 41,528 participants).
Which Other plans cover a similar participant headcount to Vanderbilt University Medical Center Retirement Plan? ▼
Among Other plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is The Mount Sinai Medical Center 403(b) Retirement Plan in NY (30,241 participants, $8.5B in assets).

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), Form 5500 public disclosure dataset. Plan year 2023.

Source: DOL EFAST2 filing system (efast.dol.gov) - original filing retrieval by EIN 352528741.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sourced from U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA). See our methodology for details.